THIS IS A RANDOM LIST OF ITEMS THAT DO NOT FIT READILY INTO ANY OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES:
BURIAL: 3 Jan 1799 Niton
THOMAS George – age 34 of South Devon Militia, and
TURNER Richard
Both killed by falling over the cliff in the dark

BURIAL: 5 July 1805 Northwood
HOOPER John – age 33 of Cowes, the Sherriffs Bailiff, who went to Southampton in quest of an officer of whom he had taken a forged bill for 70 pounds, but not being able to find him, he hanged himself, thereby leaving a wife and six children in distress.

DEATH: 6 May 1862 Newport
TUTTIETT Edward John age 16 (Medical Student)
By administering to himself medicine, to which he had incausiously added an undue proportion of Hydrocianic acid (Inquest 7th May).

H.M.S. VICTORY – 31 May 1879 IW Advertiser, Ryde & Ventnor Times
The renowned old ship “Victory” which has served as a guardship in Portsmouth harbour for so many years, was taken alongside the jetty in the Dockyard on Wednesday to have a new mainmast, the old one having become unserviceable. She has since been taken back to her old moorings.

15/09/1888 .. Amongst the thirtynine aliens who last month became subjects of the Queen by certificate of naturalisation we find the name of Mr. Giovanni FARAONI of Argyl Villa, Daniel-street, Ryde. The cost of a certificate is £5.5s. (IW Observer)

BURIAL: 26 Dec 1889 Niton (bur: St Lawrence ?)
ADAM G.D. age 19
One of the 10 men forming part of the crew of S.S. “Cleddy-Sunt”, after
colliding with S.S. “Isle of Cyprus” on the night of the 19th, were washed
ashore on the 20th, 21st and 24th Dec and buried in one grave.

NEWPORT VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE –IW County Press 18 Feb 1893
The members of the newly-formed volunteer Fire Brigade for Newport, have with
commendable spirit and zeal, entered on a systematic course of drill in order to
qualify themselves for the efficient discharge of the important duties they have
undertaken. Elected members are:-
J.P. SHEPARD (captain), Walter MINNS, APPLE, E.ATKEY, BILLOWS, BAINS. A.B.CASE, H.CHAPPELL (hon sec), P.CROUCHER, GRIFFIN, E.HAYLES, HINDMARSH, F.MILLIGAN, T.MURSELL, MCDINE, NORRIS, RAILEY, Frank SHEPARD, W.SHEPARD, H.T.SMITH, G.SHEAF, TAPLIN, P.H.WADHAM, and WICKENS.
Mr SHAW, the Instructor, greatly distinguished himself during his 30 years in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, having saved 17 lives from fire and 1 from drowning, for which he received two medals and clasp.